Renew Your Hope with Real Jesus!

As we turn the page into a new year, we have hopes.  Most of us could fill in this blank (at least once):  I hope _____________.  Even in the midst of life's disappointments, even when hope seems hard (seemingly impossible) to find, Real Jesus is never, ever giving up.  He's all about love-powered, lifegiving, new everyday HOPE.  First, what could a light-up, stuffed green worm have to do with spreading this hope?  Then, we'll be challenged to think about these words from the Bible: "...the person whose hope re3sts on the Lord - is truly happy!"  Hope >>truly happy...what a connection!  And speaking of forever, steadfast hope, we'll take a ride in an airplane cockpit as a young pilot experiences "hope beyond measure" - an experience begun when he received a simple envelope.  Next, how would you link the words "confession" and "hope"?  We'll meet a little boy and a grocery store worker who, with seemingly small acts, demonstrate the power of Real Jesus hope - especially in the midst of those storms of life.